Parastasia nigroscutellata

Parastasia nigroscutellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Parastasia
Species:
P. nigroscutellata
Binomial name
Parastasia nigroscutellata
Ohaus, 1901

Parastasia nigroscutellata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11–12.5 mm (0.43–0.49 in). The head is reddish black, while the pronotum is yellowish brown with a blackish spot. The scutellum is reddish black and the rest of the body is yellowish brown, but the punctures on the elytra are darker.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia nigroscutellata at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Kuijten, P. J. (1992). "A Revision of the genus Parastasia in the Indo-Australian Region (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)" (PDF). Zoologische Verhandelingen. 275: 1–207. Retrieved July 3, 2026.